Cupcake! Portrait of a little girl..

Cupcake!

24 x 30

Commission

I loved painting this portrait and I loved the photo shoot.  This little girl was quite skeptical of me as I wielded my camera and tried to capture her digitally from every angle.  Trying to sketch was out of the question...she was just too fast for me!  We went for a walk, rocked baby dolls, petted the dog, put on shoes BUT when I brought out the cupcakes..we became fast friends!  She is such a delicate girly, girl with enormously gorgeous blue eyes and soft baby blonde hair I smiled the whole time I painted.  I am pleased to say her family was pleased with the portrait as well.  

Hilton Head Gang week 18 Kit "The Rebel"

The Hilton Head Gang has reached week 18!  Karin Jurick’s class from Hilton Head Island is still on the sidestepping authorities.  I must admit my company has slowed my pace a bit...but they will all vacate my home on Tuesday and I will be in my studio Wednesday morning to catch up.  So much to do! 

Kit "The Rebel"

4 x 4 Oil on board

Kit “The Rebel” Kit does things her own way...follows her own path...beats to the beat of a different drummer.  Kit hit town and immediately started shaking things up.  She shoots where no one else shoots...she paints what no one else paints...she is a true rebel.  If you think you know where Kit is or what she is thinking...you are wrong...If you think you know where she is...you don’t...AND if you think you can figure her out...well...you guessed it...

For more about the The Hilton Head Gang check out their blog at http://hiltonheadgang.blogspot.com

Hilton Head Gang Week 17!

It is week 17 and we can really see the end of our quest...but there is still work to do so I shall present our next Hilton Head Gang member from the famous Karin Jurick workshop...

Judy "Fashionista"

4 x 4

Oil on Board

Judy “Fashionista” Elias is a petite blonde.  She looks harmless enough, but with camera in hand she can be as devious as any member of the Hilton Head Gang.  Her petite stature allows her to sneak into venues with seemingly childlike innocence...but don’t let that fool you.  She enters, shoots then escapes before she is discovered.  She is often enveloped in large decorative scarves that disguise her camera to make it easy for her to focus on unsuspecting victims...then she shoots and is out of sight before she is detected.   

For more about the The Hilton Head Gang check out their blog at http://hiltonheadgang.blogspot.com

Wheee! Mother and Child

Wheee!

8 x 10

Oil on Board

$100.00

I love the relationship between parents and their children.  While in Paris I spotted this woman playing with her young boy...it was such a special moment...and could have occurred anywhere.  The feelings are universal.  

Week 16 Hilton Head Gang

Week 16 finds us looking for the next member of the Hilton Head Gang...Karin Jurick’s motley crew of wayward artists...still evading capture.

Diane “The Flash” Howard so named because she doesn’t use one.  she purposely turns off her flash to get the proper shadows, lights and darks on her subject.  What she cannot accomplish with the camera she adjusts with her palette.  She is a master of color manipulation and can mask any subject to make them seem anonymous...she remains anonymous also...and uses the darkness to escaped the authorities.  

For more about the The Hilton Head Gang check out their blog at http://hiltonheadgang.blogspot.com

On Duty

On Duty

8 x 10

Oil on Board

$100.00

Ah, I usually have so much to say, but I think this painting says it all...and who can resist a sailor's uniform!  So fun to paint.  

Hilton Head Gang Week 15

Cheryl "Red" 

4 x 4 Oil on Canvas

$50.

Week 15 and the saga continues.  The HIlton Head Gang from Karin Jurick’s workshop...now notoriously famous...is still on the lam.  This week we feature one of the more elusive members.

Sheryl “Red” Lott with her fiery red hair and syrupy southern accent immediately disarms her victims.  She sashays into venues or onto the beach oozing that southern charm that lulls her victims into a false sense of security.  She is no less dangerous than the rest of the gang...she just looks harmless.  Her stash of covertly taken photographs is testament to her devious nature.  How she can remain anonymous with her blazing red locks we will never know.  Don’t let her demure southern behavior fool you...be on the lookout!

For more about the The Hilton Head Gang check out their blog at http://hiltonheadgang.blogspot.com